Canton Repository dates and staff notes 1949 edition
The 1949 Canton Repository issue notes history from its 1815 founding through mergers and name changes to 1930. It lists AP affiliation, member associations, and multiple city and national offices. Subscription rates are printed with daily and Sunday, carrier, and mail options. Friday, May 27, 1949.
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Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Repository
Market Avenue
Fifth Street
Canton
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Repository
Stark County Republican
Canton Repository & Republican
Canton Repository
Segue Daily
Canton Daily Repository
Evening Repository
Canton Reository
Canton Daily News
Stark County Democrat
Stark
Tuscarawas
Carroll
Columbiana
Portage
Summit
Wayne
Holmes
Preview of a Dilemma on Federal Atomic Power Control
The discussion contrasts federal management with private energy markets, noting atomic energy as the dominant power source. It asks how public responsibility can fit into a private enterprise economy and cites nationalization of coal as a debated precedent. The author argues atomic energy was nationalized from the start due to bombs and warns misgivings will persist while the government maintains a monopoly on atom splitting.
High Price of U. S. Careers in Public Service
The piece profiles Ralph H. Bunche as a top Middle East expert and negotiator who cannot accept the offer to be assistant secretary of state due to lower pay. As UN trusteeship director he earns more tax free, exposing a systemic flaw. Critics call it false economy and a risk to government function.
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Ralph H. Bunche
Palestine
Dr. Bunche
Middle East
U.S. State Department
State Department
Truman
United Nations Trusteeship Division
Bunche
United States
Back to Earth Rita Aly romance recalled in public memory
The piece treats the Rita Aly affair as a timeless romance, noting its irregularities and the fairy tale ending. It muses on sequels, suggests the couple may not return to earth, and closes with a light domestic remark about supper and Swiss steak.
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Rita-Aly
Earth
Rita
Aly
Pepper concedes AMA rights to oppose plan yet warns of socialized medicine
Senator Pepper notes the American Medical Association may oppose Truman's national health plan but argues the proposal is not socialized medicine though it could lead there. He warns the AMA fears a camel’s nose in the tent analogy, stressing vigilance against creeping government health control.
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Pilorida
Pepper
American Medical Association
Truman
European recovery and U S policy in postwar aid
The piece argues that European trust in American leadership rests on more than aid alone, warning that continued ERP support hinges on crisis conditions, long term U S commitments, and a shift from fear to enlightened self interest. It notes the need for a permanent European framework and questions the durability of such aid if crisis fades.
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Appropriations Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Harding
Coolidge
League of Nations
U. N
Great Britain
France
United States
Europe
Masaryk
ECA
Congress
Berlin
America
North America
National Home Laundering Week Highlights Laundry History
A column marks National Home Laundering Week from June 6 to 13 and traces the evolution of washing clothes from fire-heated kettles and washboards to modern electric and automatic machines. It notes past resistances by women and praise for male-driven innovations, predicting further automation.
Thoughtful Verse On Daily Blessings And Providence
A reflective excerpt highlights faith in daily sustenance and divine care. It contrasts earthly needs with spiritual value, urging gratitude for sun, rain, and provision. The passage cites Matthew 6 25 and Izaak Walton to emphasize reverence and praise for blessings common to all.
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Izaak Walton
Forrestal Case Seeks Two Reforms After His Death
A column argues for two reforms: ban all campaign contributions to presidential and vice presidential elections and fund major parties with at least 3 million every four years. It also calls for a new civil service plan to use experienced policy makers in advisory or rotating roles. The piece discusses campaign money’s influence and references Louis Johnson and Consolidated Vultee.
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James Forrestal
United States
Congress
Walter Lippmann
Forrestal
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Lewis Douglas
Great Britain
Louis Johnson
Defense
Drew Pearson
London
National Committee
Ambassador Douglas
Johnson
Washington
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Co
Will America Go to the Hogs? Peter Edson discusses pork surplus impact
The piece traces a 1940s pork surplus and potential Congress action. It recalls 1933 34 buying programs that reduced hog numbers, boosted farmer prices, and fed the needy, while noting risks of modern similar moves. It cautions about dumping surplus pork or shipping abroad amid high prices and wartime memories.
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America
Peter Edson
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Henry Wallace
Definitions by Biggar cited by Federal Reserve board member
Lawrence Clayton, a Federal Reserve governor, cites crisp definitions. An economist is a moneyless expert with two Phi Beta Kappa keys on his chain but no watch. A coordinator turns chaos into confusion. A statistician draws precise lines from unwarranted assumptions to foregone conclusions. A conference is a gathering that decides nothing can be done.
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Biggar
Lawrence Clayton
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Stamp for lawyers sparks playful post office talk
A humorous sketch about a proposed postage stamp honoring lawyers by Arthur G. Klein of New York. The quip envisions a design with a counsellor amid demurrers and briefcases, while exchanges lampoon stamp demand and other possible honorees like dentists and Eskimo dogsled teams.
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Arthur G. Klein
New York
Father of the Year found in Beech Creek family
William C. Peter, 85, of Beech Creek Pennsylvania, is hailed as Father of the Year. He has 18 children and 80 grandchildren and splits logs daily for a paper mill, likely to hide in the woodpile on Father's Day.
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William C. Peter
Beech Creek
Is there no way out Up Through a Century From Repository Fires
A historical piece reflects on repeated library and repository fires over decades, examining preservation challenges and the search for durable safeguarding methods. It discusses archival resilience, policy responses, and the enduring question of salvaging culture after disasters.
Cough remedy and notable historical notes cited
A century ago a home remedy for cough mixed boneset with water and molasses and used a daily dose before meals. Four decades back a Chicago judge urged women to abandon abusive husbands and nonsupport cases. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe celebrated her 90th birthday in Boston after writing The Battle Hymn of the Republic, and Edward Payson Weston completed a 100 day walk from New York to San Francisco via Canton.
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Girten
Chicago
Julia Ward Howe
Beaconst
Boston
Howe
Edward Payson Weston
Denver
New York
San Francisco
Canton
Alliance plasterers Accept Wage Cut During Slump
Twenty five years ago journeymen plasterers in Alliance reduced their wage from 1.50 to 1.3714 dollars per hour as a response to a downturn in building activity. Contractors lowered their scale from 1.75 to 1.50 dollars, while Cleveland public schools dropped thrift courses citing little value versus regular studies.
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Alliance Journeymen
Cleveland
Canton Township band festival hosts five school bands
A 10 year old image shows Canton Township High School band major Jack Urban with majorettes Helen Linsenbig ler Virginia Thews and Anne Irwin at a band festival featuring five school bands. Mildred Manly Easton of New York gave an interview at her sister Mrs. Frank Shivelys home in 900 Maryland are SW.
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Canton Township
Jack Urban
Helen Linsenbigler
Virginia Thews
Anne Irwin
Mildred Manly Easton
New York
Frank Shively
Maryland
Target Practice By H. V. WADE
Love in a 40 room cottage may do for Rita for awhile but for real space a girl needs the Hollywood 28 x 40 conception of a hall bed room. According to Business Week Tom Dewey is available for 52 in case of a call and the thing to look for now is funny business by some Democratic ventriloquist. Tying for first in the backward boy division are the writer of the Star Dust lyric winning a Phi Beta Kappa key at age 48 and Clifton Webb in his college freshman cap.
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Rita
Hollywood
Business Week
Tom Dewey
Clifton Webb
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